Why Alabama Will Win
Sam Ehlinger threw for 409 yards and four touchdowns in the Texas loss to LSU, and he didnāt have the benefit of having NFL running backs to take the heat off like the Bama quarterbacks do.
Floridaās Kyle Trask and Auburnās Bo Nix are fine. Theyāre good, solid quarterbacks who can, have, and will win big games. But they didnāt have the chops to keep up with what Joe Burrow and company were able to do, and in the fourth when their respective teams needed something special, they were still Kyle Trask and Bo Nix.
They werenāt Tua Tagovailoa.
But Mac Jones can get the job done, too.
The Bama offense is amazing partly because of the race car, and partly because of the driver. The quarterback matters, but Bamaās NFL receiving corps has the talent to take over the game no matter whoās getting them the ball.
If Tagovailoa is okay and close to his normal self on the high ankle sprain, then all if fine with the Bama offense and the world. Heās at his best when heās more mobile, but the Tide line isnāt allowing enough pressure to be a problem.
And if itās Jones ā¦ fine. Heās been around the system long enough to know what heās doing, heās been able to get in enough meaningful reps this season to not be coming in cold, and he had the luxury of a light scrimmage against Arkansas ā hitting 18-of-22 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns ā and two weeks to prepare in case No. 13 isnāt quite right.
Both teams are going to try to strike quickly, and the jaw-dropping array of talents on both sides will want to be unleashed, but Bama is better equipped to settle in and go on long drives to take control of the game and keep Mr. Burrow on the sidelines.
LSUās Clyde Edwards-Helaire might have rumbled for 136 yards on the amazing Auburn D, and he ripped off 134 yards on the great Gator defensive front, but the Tiger offense doesnāt control the clock quite like Bama can.
LSU vs. Alabama Fearless Prediction, Game Preview
Sam Ehlinger threw for 409 yards and four touchdowns in the Texas loss to LSU, and he didnāt have the benefit of having NFL running backs to take the heat off like the Bama quarterbacks do.
Floridaās Kyle Trask and Auburnās Bo Nix are fine. Theyāre good, solid quarterbacks who can, have, and will win big games. But they didnāt have the chops to keep up with what Joe Burrow and company were able to do, and in the fourth when their respective teams needed something special, they were still Kyle Trask and Bo Nix.
They werenāt Tua Tagovailoa.
But Mac Jones can get the job done, too.
The Bama offense is amazing partly because of the race car, and partly because of the driver. The quarterback matters, but Bamaās NFL receiving corps has the talent to take over the game no matter whoās getting them the ball.
If Tagovailoa is okay and close to his normal self on the high ankle sprain, then all if fine with the Bama offense and the world. Heās at his best when heās more mobile, but the Tide line isnāt allowing enough pressure to be a problem.
And if itās Jones ā¦ fine. Heās been around the system long enough to know what heās doing, heās been able to get in enough meaningful reps this season to not be coming in cold, and he had the luxury of a light scrimmage against Arkansas ā hitting 18-of-22 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns ā and two weeks to prepare in case No. 13 isnāt quite right.
Both teams are going to try to strike quickly, and the jaw-dropping array of talents on both sides will want to be unleashed, but Bama is better equipped to settle in and go on long drives to take control of the game and keep Mr. Burrow on the sidelines.
LSUās Clyde Edwards-Helaire might have rumbled for 136 yards on the amazing Auburn D, and he ripped off 134 yards on the great Gator defensive front, but the Tiger offense doesnāt control the clock quite like Bama can.
LSU vs. Alabama Fearless Prediction, Game Preview
